Hello there, Reaper fans! How the hell are you? Do you realize it’s been nearly 10 months since we last gathered here once a week to talk about our lil’ demon-slayer and his ragtag team of wisecracking buddies? I’m going to be honest: I’ve barely thought about Reaper since giving an A- to last season’s finale, “Cancun.” In fact, if it weren’t for The A.V. Club’s much improved search function—hey, we got a new website since we last met up!— I’d have no idea that I even wrote about Reaper last year. But apparently I did! So, here we are. I liked this show during its inaugural run of episodes, but I never quite embraced it. This was partly due to being convinced that it would not survive to see Season Two. Even for The CW, Reaper’s ratings were pretty terrible last season, and down here in the TV Club trenches, you learn not to get too attached to kids who seem too soft to make it. I also found myself being continually disappointed over the show not being quite as good as I thought it should be, especially after I went gaga over the pilot. But this is a new season with new possibilities, and while I’m a little fuzzy on where we left off, I’m ready to ride with Sam, Sock, and Ben—that’s their names, right?—once again.
